Is Donald Trump Causing a Recession? Economists Are Increasingly Worried
Declines in consumer confidence and the policies of the current administration have set off alarm bells for some American economists.
Get the Facts: Examining claims made in Democratic response to Trump's address
PolitiFact's Lou Jacobson fact-checks claims made by U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin in the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's address to Congress.
Automakers Receive One-Month Tariff Exemption; Stocks Rise
Live updates on the trade disputes between the U.S., Canada, Mexico and China, plus stocks and other markets, including the ...
Consumers are already tired of inflation. Tariffs are sending prices higher.
If tariffs continue, Americans can expect to pay an extra 20 cents per gallon of gas, an additional 50 cents for each avocado ...
The U.S. is appointing an ‘affordability czar' — here's what that means for you
As the federal government vows to to tackle rising prices, there are key steps consumers can take to bring monthly costs down ...
Trump visited their local grocery store during the campaign. They’re holding on to hope that prices fall
Residents of rural Kittanning, Pennsylvania, still feel the sting of rising grocery prices a month after President Donald Trump was sworn into office.
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Get the Facts: Verifying claims made during President Trump's address to Congress
Get the Facts: Trump claimed that tariffs would be the key to making America rich again. While the result of Trump's tariff ...
Surprising Trends in American Spending Habits You Need to Know
Consumer Spending in Specific Categories . Below are the major spending categories the BLS aggregates and tracks statistics on. Note that as of September 2024, the most recent ann ...
Here’s just how much the cost of basic necessities has gone up in the past 5 years
Overall prices on consumer goods and services are up 23% in the last five years but many basic necessities have risen even ...
Tariff threats and uncertainty could weigh on consumers, drag down US economy, gov’t report suggests
Ongoing tariff threats from Washington and potentially sweeping government job cuts have darkened consumers’ mood and may be ...
US consumer spending posts first drop in almost two years
U.S. consumer spending fell for the first time in nearly two years in January and the goods trade deficit widened to a record ...
US consumers cut spending drastically in January for four-year record
A key price gauge declined last month, a sign that inflation may be cooling though stiff tariffs threatened by the White ...